Kansas City struggles for a share of coronavirus relief money and a solution to violent crime, Prairie Village rejects a requirement to wear masks in public, local music enthusiasts provide performers a safe live audience, and the commencement speech of a valedictorian of Ewing Marion Kauffman School.

The Brighton Gardens senior living facility is barring visitors and providing staff with protective equipment. The county plans to retest residents and staff in a week to find out if those efforts are working.